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Topic: Famous Lost Cities (Petra) Name: Eaden Lim Date 3/6/2026, image,…
Topic: Famous Lost Cities (Petra) Name: Eaden Lim Date 3/6/2026
Origin story
an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems
Petra is also called the "Rose City" because of the colour of the sandstone from which it is carved.
one of the New 7 Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[6]
has been inhabited from as early as 7000 BC
Supposed Location
Ma'an Governorate, Jordan
Petra would later become the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom in the second century BC.
People and Society
settled by the Nabataeans, a nomadic Arab people
The Nabataeans invested in Petra's proximity to the incense trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub, which gained them considerable revenue.
flourished in the 1st century AD, when its Al-Khazneh structure, possibly the mausoleum of Nabataean king Aretas IV, was constructed, and its population peaked at an estimated 20,000 inhabitants
What would you do if you found the lost city?
I would explore the lost city
share the information with friends.
sell small plots of land to the government and rich people
How the city went lost?
In the 12th century, the Crusaders built fortresses such as the Alwaeira Castle, but were forced to abandon Petra after a while.
Theories
Petra was an ancient Nabataean capital carved directly into sandstone cliffs in Jordan around the 4th century BCE. Historically, theories focus on its function as a heavily fortified trading hub, its role as a sacred site, and revisionist religious hypotheses about its origin.
Description of the lost city
served as the capital of the Nabataean people for hundreds of years before the Romans annexed the kingdom around A.D. 106. The ancient trade center once housed tens of thousands of people.
the city’s population had long dwindled by 1812 when the Swiss adventurer Johann Burckhardt pretended to be a Muslim pilgrim looking for the tomb of the prophet Aaron and convinced a Bedouin guide to bring him to the city
Search for the missing city
The first European to describe them was the Swiss traveler Johann Ludwig Burckhardt during his travels in 1812
Burckhardt already spoke Arabic fluently, and was on his way to explore the Niger River when he heard stories of a dead city that held the tomb of the Prophet Aaron
He then dressed himself up as a local, and only spoke in Arabic, bringing a goat with him with the intent of sacrificing it in honor of Aaron's Tomb
After one day of exploring, he was convinced that he had found the lost city of Petra.
